Three people also injured

Tyrolean woman (72) died in head-on crash in Bavaria

A terrible accident in Mittenwald in Bavaria near the border with Tyrol claimed one life on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was a 72-year-old woman from Tyrol. Three other people were injured in the head-on collision.

The tragedy occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Mittenwald on the Bundesstraße 2, where a 72-year-old Tyrolean woman crashed her car head-on into an oncoming vehicle driven by a 40-year-old German woman for unknown reasons.

Woman died at the scene of the accident
According to the police, both vehicles were thrown to the side of the road and came to a standstill there. Unfortunately, all help came too late for the Tyrolean woman. She died at the scene of the accident. Two of the woman's passengers, a 97-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries and were flown to hospitals by rescue helicopter. The 40-year-old female driver of the other vehicle was also seriously injured and taken to hospital.

Hours of road closure
The road had to be completely closed for several hours in the area of the accident. The police have started an investigation. Six police patrols, the Mittenwald fire department and numerous emergency services were deployed.